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No arrests, but lots of leads in Hollywood body parts case

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Mounted Los Angeles Police officers search the Bronson Canyon area of Griffith Park after a human head was discovered Tuesday by two people walking their dogs below the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles. Jason Redmond/AP

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Last night at least one local media outlet — CBS LA — reported that according to its sources, LAPD had made an arrest in the Hollywood body parts case. They've since walked that back, and the L.A. Times, and now the LAPD themselves, have said no arrests have taken place.

The Times continue to report, and the LAPD have neither denied nor confirmed, that search warrants have been served in the case. But few details have leaked, except these details CBS and KFI have reported. LAPD says its detectives are plowing through dozens of leads.

Also, the park where two hikers found the original head has re-opened. LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith tells AP police scoured seven acres of Bronson Canyon for body parts but found nothing more. Smith says it's believed the victim's torso was not dumped in the park and no other remains are there.

"However, he won't discuss the evidence or say whether there are any suspects or persons of interest," he told AP.

UPDATED: 9:33 a.m.

The Los Angeles County Coroner's office has identified the man whose body parts were found, however no details were immediately released. According to officials, the name is being withheld at the request of the LAPD while detectives continue to investigate the case. Authorities are also working to notify the man's family.